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Included in the pack: Two graphic organizers for your students to evaluate a Tall Tale story and/or write their own Tall Tale. Tall tales are so much fun to write and this packet will help them get their creative ideas thought through and planned out before they begin writing. How to use this packet: Tall tales fall under the literary subgenre Folklore. I love teaching this subgenre. Usually, I read a couple of tall tales stories to my students (Pecos Bill is my favorite), we discuss the charac

This is such a fun game to play with your students. We've been playing it on our classroom Zoom meetings. It can also be used at the beginning of the year as an Ice breaker or Get to Know You activity. Enjoy! The Christmas Edition is here!!Looking for a way to teach Reading, Writing, Grammar, and Mentor Sentences all with one Mentor Text? Check out these: Do Unto Otters- Back to SchoolEnemy PieMelia and Jo- learning to work with othersNeed other distance learning resources? 6 Week's worth of

This packet includes 16 slides with step-by-step directions for your students to complete a research project about a famous Texan. There are 36 suggestions of Texans they can choose from. Your students will find 4 links to safe sites where they can do their research. The research is divided up into 5 sections: Family/Early Life, Coming to Texas, Path to Fame, Challenges, and Accomplishments. Each section contains questions to prompt them in their research. Once students have finished their resea

*Google Slides* You will find 5 fun-filled, no-prep, themed days Monday-Camping Day Tuesday-Art Day Wednesday-Memory Day (Free Memory Book included) Thursday-Travel Day Friday- Talent Day There are 3 reading and math activities, 1 writing activity, several STEAM projects, art projects, and even a Memory Book for them to complete to reflect on this unforgettable school year.

These mini assignment checklists have been a game-changer for me and my partner teachers. We use them for everything! Since we have three classes that rotate between the three of us, we each chose a color that represented our homeroom. Then we filled in the names from our homerooms and printed off the checklists using corresponding colored paper. My class was always dark blue, then my partners’ classes were purple and aqua. This also made it easy to quickly grab the correct list before checking

This is a highly engaging activity that helps students understand the importance of adding detail in their writing in a practical way. Students have fun drawing their own creative robots, writing a descriptive paragraph about their robots using plenty of detail, and then exchanging them with their partners to see if they can draw their robot based on their descriptive paragraph. Included in the packet: *A three-page activity to facilitate learning how to add details in writing. *A list of d

This resource contains a one-page, original expository article about the Great Plains of Texas and five TEK-aligned questions. The TEKS used are in conjunction with new ELAR and new Social Studies TEKS. They are laid out for you in the bottom right-hand corner of each question. (R for Reading TEK, and S.S for the Social Studies TEK). I have also added a digital copy of the passage and questions through Google Forms. Need more Texas Social Studies resources? Check out The Great Plains of Texas

We really enjoy our parent/teacher conferences that we have in the fall because we have our students lead them! Leading their conferences helps our students really think through their goals for the rest of the school year, and also helps the parents know and understand their child’s attitude toward their education. We have found that our students really know themselves! They know their weaknesses and strengths, and I don’t think we have ever had to correct them on their goals. They know what

The Christmas Edition Would You Rather is finally here! You will find 20 Christmas Edition “Would You Rather?” questions for you to use with your classroom. These questions are great for classroom Zoom activities, Ice Breakers, or as a game to use at your Christmas party. Enjoy! Find my original Would You Rather here.Looking for a way to teach Reading, Writing, Grammar, and Mentor Sentences all with one Mentor Text? Check out these: Do Unto Otters- Back to SchoolEnemy PieMelia and Jo- learning

36 colorful, editable slides to start out your school year. If you teach ELAR, these slides are perfect for you! The mentor text used for these slides is the book, Do Unto Otters by Laurie Keller. You will find Reading, Writing, Grammar, Mentor Sentence, and Manners lessons for a full week. As they go through the reading lessons, your students will be looking at both fiction and informational texts. They will also be learning foundational reading skills that will help them when reading any text

36 colorful, editable slides for Reading, Writing, Grammar, Mentor Sentence, and Vocabulary lessons for a full week. The focus lessons for this book are Theme and Character Change, Adjectives, Descriptive Writing, and Vocabulary. If you teach ELAR, these slides are perfect for you! The mentor text used for these slides is the book, Melia and Jo, by Billy Aronson and Jennifer Oxley. Working on projects together is not always easy, especially when people think differently than you. This book sho

This resource contains a one-page, original expository article about the Great Plains of Texas and five TEK-aligned questions. The TEKS used are in conjunction with new ELAR and new Social Studies TEKS. They are laid out for you in the bottom right-hand corner of each question. (R for Reading TEK, and S.S for the Social Studies TEK). I have also added a digital copy of the passage and questions. Social Studies TEKS include 4.6A, 4.7A, and 4.8B. Need more Social Studies resources? Check out Gul

The Valentine Edition Would You Rather is finally here! You will find 20 Valentine Edition “Would You Rather?” questions for you to use with your classroom. These questions are great for classroom Zoom activities, Ice Breakers, or as a game to use at your Valentine party. Enjoy! Find my original Would You Rather here.Looking for a way to teach Reading, Writing, Grammar, and Mentor Sentences all with one Mentor Text? Check out these: Do Unto Otters- Back to SchoolEnemy PieMelia and Jo- learning

We really enjoy our parent/teacher conferences that we have in the fall because we have our students lead them! Leading their conferences helps our students really think through their goals for the rest of the school year, and also helps the parents know and understand their child’s attitude toward their education. We have found that our students really know themselves! They know their weaknesses and strengths, and I don’t think we have ever had to correct them on their goals. They know what

It is very important in the Dual Language program to have students writing in both languages. This packet contains 6 weeks of Spanish and English prompts. The Spanish prompts are on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. The English prompts are on Tuesdays and Thursdays. The prompts include narrative and expository writing. They also cover various topics in Science, Math, and Social Studies.

This is a bundle of my three popular Would You Rather Digital Games: Would You Rather Christmas Edition Would You Rather Valentine Edition Would You Rather These engaging games can be used during parties, morning meetings, circle time, or even when you have a few moments to spare.

45 colorful, editable slides to start out your school year. If you teach ELAR, these slides are perfect for you! The mentor text used for these slides is the book, Enemy Pie, by Derek Munson. You will find Reading, Writing, Grammar, Mentor Sentence, and Vocabulary lessons for a full week. As they go through the reading lessons your students will be looking at Author's Purpose, mentor sentence, vocabulary, both fiction and informational texts, introductions when writing, Google Forms quiz, and m

Do you find that you are always running out of time to teach Social Studies? This product will allow you to teach Reading (elements of drama and research), Writing (writing a drama), and Social Studies! It is the perfect project to culminate your Drama Unit or Native American Unit. They will research a Native American tribe and then write their own drama using the information they have researched. Included in the pack:This packet includes 26 slides with step-by-step directions for your stude

Do you find that you are always running out of time to teach Social Studies? This product will allow you to teach Reading (elements of drama and research), Writing (writing a drama), and Social Studies! It is the perfect project to culminate your Drama Unit or Native American Unit. They will research a Native American tribe and then write their own drama using the information they have researched. Included in the pack:This packet includes 26 slides with step-by-step directions for your stude

Are you concerned about your students keeping track of their assignments this year? With all of the changes going on, I decided to help my students and their parents be able to keep track of their weekly assignments with this 1-page organizer. * 1-page weekly organizer * brightly colored or Black and White options *print on both sides of the paper to have two weeks available at a time. Other resources: Student-led Parent/Teacher Conferences (SPANISH)Student-led Parent/Teacher Conferences (Engl